Preposition: of

• spirit: Generous of spirit and with a wry sense of humor, he was a highly competent soldier from whom young subalterns learned much.

Preposition: in

• spirit: A government which is generous in spirit and competent in action.

• size: Touring Caravans & Tents The pitches at Wooda are mostly level, closely mown and very generous in size.

• term: Study bedrooms are very generous in terms of space and each has an en-suite shower and toilet with wheelchair access.

Modifies a noun

• donation: Without their generous donation of the gift of life, lives would be lost.

• benefactor: May God continue to bless all our generous benefactors.

• sponsorship: Due to generous sponsorship, the company can perform for 75 per program.

• bequest: Some years ago the late Jill Tuck, left a very generous bequest to the BEC.

• hospitality: Everywhere we received generous hospitality; John greatly improved his skill with chopsticks during the course of the visit.

• allowance: Good conditions of service include a generous leave allowance.

Modifying Another Word

• extraordinarily: This is what one extraordinarily generous man from Exmouth, David Fisher, did.

• overly: I think you're being overly generous toward Lazenby.

• incredibly: So it is amazing that our incredibly generous readers have achieved that in less than two.

• exceedingly: He was exceedingly generous to the church and delighted in giving gifts and receiving memorabilia.

• extremely: Even being extremely generous in my words, Chris Tucker has THE most annoying role seen in any film to date.

• fantastically: MPs qualify for a fantastically generous final salary pension scheme, with benefits underwritten by the public purse, of course.

Used with adjective complement

• feel: So if you're feeling generous, please, help me get a free ipod.

• seem: Doesn't it seem generous, given that the standard rate is 40 % ?

• appear: If they initially appear generous, we might continue to see acts of kindness.

• get: We need to mobilize, to get active and to get generous.